Manufacturing Engineer at Fortune Brands

You're a mid-level Manufacturing Engineer with 3-7 years of experience, holding a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field or equivalent experience, rea

Work type: onsite

Location: City of Industry, CALIFORNIA

Salary: $80,000 – $126,500/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

You're a mid-level Manufacturing Engineer with 3-7 years of experience, holding a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field or equivalent experience, ready to be hands-on in production support. **What makes it worth a look...** This full-time, on-site role at Fortune Brands in City of Industry, California offers an estimated annual salary range of $80,000 to $126,500, plus potential bonuses and comprehensive benefits. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have experience in high-volume or fulfillment-style operations. * Possess working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement tools. * Are comfortable working directly on the production floor in a fast-paced environment. * Are bilingual in Spanish (preferred).

Job Description

## Job Description
We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing Engineering team and provide day-to-day technical ownership within our production operations.

This role is designed as an area-based, embedded engineering position, working directly alongside production employees, leads, and supervisors to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable operations. While this position will initially support our Pick / Pack operations, all Embedded Manufacturing Engineers are cross-trained and expected to rotate between production areas as they become seasoned.

This is not a desk-based or project-only role — it is a hands-on position focused on daily execution, process stability, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll DoDaily Production Support

• Provide real-time engineering support to production teams to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and labor targets are met


• Respond quickly to process disruptions, flow issues, material constraints, and quality concerns


• Support shift startups, staffing changes, and daily production priorities

• Own and maintain standard work, labor standards, and visual controls for assigned areas


• Improve process flow, ergonomics, layout, and material presentation


• Identify and eliminate waste, variation, and rework

• Partner with QA to reduce errors, defects, and customer escapes


• Implement mistake-proofing, visual management, and verification methods


• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions

• Lead CI efforts within assigned departments, including 6S and visual management


• Drive small, fast improvements with operators and leads


• Support larger improvement initiatives under the guidance of the Senior Manufacturing Engineer

• Work closely with Production Supervisors and Leads on daily execution


• Partner with Maintenance on equipment reliability and uptime improvements


• Coordinate with Supply Chain, EHSS, Facilities, and QA as needed

• Stable, predictable production flow in assigned areas


• Improved throughput, labor efficiency, and schedule adherence


• Reduced errors, scrap, and rework


• Clear, usable standard work and visual controls


• Strong trust and partnership with production teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)


• 3–7 years of experience in manufacturing, production engineering, or operations support


• Hands-on experience in high-volume or fulfillment-style operations preferred


• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement tools


• Comfortable working directly on the production floor in a fast-paced environment


• Bilingual Spanish preferred

• Strong practical problem-solving skills


• Ownership mindset with a bias toward action


• Able to balance daily production support with longer-term improvements


• Collaborative and effective without formal authority


• Interested in learning multiple production environments over time

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water, outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments, with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury, contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more, visit our website at [fbin.com](https://fbin.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

Fortune Brands is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com](mailto:fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com) and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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